Katherine Aleta Hines
Katherine Aleta Rhudy Hines, 86, a resident of Regency Retirement Village died Feb. 14. Katherine was born in Smyth County, Va., in 1921, the daughter of Forris L. Rhudy and Ossie Kate Grubb. She grew up on a farm with three brothers Bill, Carl and Beryl and later two sisters, Louise and Esther, joined the family. She graduated in 1939 from Sugar Grove High School, Virginia. She moved to Baltimore in 1942 to work in a World War II defense industry plant and later enlisted in the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps. She was assigned to Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, Fla., where she met and married Master Sgt. Thomas Bruce Hines in 1944. After the war, the family settled on the family farm near Frankewing, Tenn., before Bruce returned to the service in the U.S. Air Force at Almagordo, New Mexico, in 1947. Katherine returned to Tennessee with three sons while Bruce was assigned overseas for 2 1/2 years during the Korean War. After Bruce was discharged from the service the family returned to the farm in Giles County, Tenn., until moving to Huntsville in 1963. A widow since 1975 Katherine worked as an associate at J.C. Penney and was an active member at Lakewood Presbyterian Church for many years. Katherine, or Aleta as she was known growing up in Virginia, was blessed with a pleasant personality and a positive outlook on life. She enjoyed being with others and others always enjoyed her humor and enthusiasm. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She was one of the best of the "Greatest Generation". She is survived by her three sons, James F. Hines and wife Mary B. of Kingston, Tenn., Donald Hines and wife Cindy of Wetumpka and William T. Hines and wife Kay of Greeneville, Tenn.; sister, Esther Rhudy of Norton, Va., who was a resident of Huntsville many years; five grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; sisters-in-law, Christine Hines Elsom of Birmingham, Martha Jane Hines of Columbia, Tenn., Nancy Rhudy of Marion, Va., and Carolee Rhudy of Independence, Va.; and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements are being handled by Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville, and Father Glover officiated. Interment was at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a favorite charity or the American Diabetes Association.
